Increasing girls' and women's participation in basic education

This booklet is intended to provide knowledge, guidance and inspiration to planners and policy-makers committed to increasing the participation of girls and women in education in their country and to reducing inequalities between gender. After analysing the extent of the disparities in different regions and the educational conditions facing men and women, it reviews the different measures and strategies which have been designed and tried out in different countries to increase and improve girls' education.